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The throttle speed level on my ARIENS 1332 LE is loose and will not stay in position.  Can anyone provide instructions to adjust lever?  Thanks.

Yes.  I was able to replace and adjust the impeller belt.   Apparently my past weak throw problem was due to a defective belt.  It wasn't until the blower stopped throwing all together that the true source of my woes was revealed.  But thanks to all the helpful advice from this forum I was able to finally fix my snow blower blues.  My 1332LE throw better then ever and was able to handle all the every from deep powder to packed plowed debris.  I cleared out 8 neighbors' driveways and even blew out  the street cul-de-sac.  Thanks to all again.

Thanks to all for responding to my inquiries.  Your help was greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the responses so far.   I did download a copy of the owners manual.   SInce I have no broken shear bolts, I next checked the drive belts as recommended and discovered that the "attachment drive belt" was off the "attachment drive idler".   The belt looks pretty worn enough the blower was hardly used.  I have placed an order for replacement belts at a Ariens service center.   I am a little confuse as to how to support the snowblower frame for the belt replacement.   Do I tip it towards the handles and support it in this position or do I flip it away from the handles onto the auger chute?  Thanks again, I a trying to saty ahead of our latest snow storm due tomorrow afternoon.

I bought my Ariens HomeDepot back in 2005.  Sadly, this has been a disappointing machine from day one.  My previous thrower was a Sears 88799 9HP 27" and I never had a problem with it.  I was able to throw slush, wet snow, plowed crude, you name it.  This Ariens thrower always had a weak throw and would strugle with medium snowfalls.

Even though I always spray my throwers with WD40 before using,  this Ariens thrower had problems with even dry fluffy snow (10 or more inches high).  It would clog up and would not throw even hwne the chute was completely free.  Unit would not start throwing again until next day when all the micro bits of snow had melted off.   My problem with this thrower has only got worst.  Recntly we got 15 inches of very dry light snow.  The thrower stopped throwing half way thru clearing my driveway.  All shear pins are in tack.  I verified this by visual inspection and checking for loose play in the auger blades.  The auger blades are fixed and do not spin freely.  The impeller blade however does spin freely.  Is this normal?  How do I correct this problem.  Thanks in advance for any assistance.